Variable liner for line-casting molds.



A. G. STEVENSON.

VARIABLE LINER FOR LINE CASTING MOLDS.

APPLICATION FILED OOT.2, 1911.

Patented May 27, 1913.

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VARIABLE LINER FOR LINE CASTING MOLDS.

APPLICATION FILED 00213.2, 1911.

1,062,616. Patented May 27,1913.

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OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS- I VARIABLE LINER FOB, LINE-CASTING HOLDS,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 2, 1911. Serial No. 652,848.

T 0 all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, ASHTON dent of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improve- 'ments'in Variable Liners for Line-Casting Molds, of which the following is a full,

true, clear, and exact description, suchpas will enable others skilled in the art to whlchit appertains to make and use the same.

molds of printers line casting machines.

ployed in linotype and similar machines for and thickness of? determining the length the slug. 1

A further object of my invention is provide a two-part liner for determining: the length of the slug cast in' line molds and for similar purposes, which shall be adjustable in length to many sizes from the minimum to the maximum; which shall bev of such form that it can be readily and accurately placed in position between the parts of the mold, and which shall be of rela-;

tively low cost.

A further object of my invention is to.

provide a two-part liner for the purpose mentioned, one part of which shall be alined by and with the other part and the two- 'parts'of which shall be formed to be interlocked or bound together bymeans of-a soft or type metal member or cast part.

Myinvention consists in a linotype or similar mold provided with an adjustable liner by means of which the above objects are attained, together with others which will G. STEVEN ,soN, a citizen of the United States, and mmand the whole embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective new of the mold shown in Fig. 1, the cap being raised from the base to expose the liner to view; Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the adjustable liner; Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fi 3 showing a modified form of the invention; Fig. 5 is a similar view showin another modified form of the invention; ig. ;6 is a transverse section on the line 6- 6 of, Fig. My invention relates to improvements 1n;

,molds. for use in casting metallic bars and; has particular reference to liners for the 5; Fig. '7 is'a view' similar to Fig. 3 showmg a further modified form of the invention; Fig. 8-is a longitudinal sectional view of the liner illustrated in Fig. 7 on the line Generally'the object of my invention isto provide a variable liner for use in line; casting molds such as are commonly em-;

88 thereof; and Fig. 9 is' a transverse section taken on line9-9 of Fig. 7.

Patented May 2'7, 1913.

A slug forming mold, as used in linotype and similar machines, comprises a base member 2, and a cap member 3 having-substantially parallel opposed mold faces 4 and 5 respectively. These two parts when in place .in the slug casting machine are; pressed firmly together in their relative ositions, as shown in Fig. 1, by somesuita le clamping means, but in-the'dr'awings I' have chosen to illustrate the two parts as being held clamped together by means ofstud upperends by means of which the cap is clamped in place. I hold-the'cap member above the base member a-suflicient distance to produce a slug of the desired thickness length and height to produce a slug of the deslred dimensions The height of the slot is regulated by the thickness of the liners,

bolts 6 which rise from the opposite ends of i the base projecting through slots ,7 in the ends of the cap and having nuts 8 on their different pairs or sets of liners being used for producing slugs of the different thicknes'ses. It is a common practice to use a linerof afixed length at one endof the 'various devices with which the mold operates in the roduction of slugs Wlll. cooperate..therewit properly and without damage to themselves or the mold. The liner 9 is thus properly positioned by means of the transverse tongue 14 on its lower side, which enters the groove 15 in the base member 2, and the stop pin or post 16 carried by the base, which engages the end of the transverse slot 17. The. liner 10 comprises a fixed member 18 and the adjustable member 19,

.and the fixed member 18 is properly posi-' tioned within the mold in a manner similar to that in which the liner 9 is positioned,

that is to say, it is provided on its under face with a transverse tongue 20 which enters a transverse groove 21 in the base and it is provided'with a transverse slot 22, the forward end of which engages with a -stop pin or post 23 carried by the base.

In the preferred form of my invention, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, the two members 18 and 19 of the adjustable liner 10 are each what might be termed L shaped in plan view; the base portions 24; and 25 respectively of the two members reachmg across the mold and forming the ends of i the liner, and the stem ortions 26 and 27 respectivel thereof over apping and forming the mi dle portion of the liner. The two parts are so formed that when the stem 27 of the adjustable part 19 is brought into. contact with the stem 26 of the stationary.

part 18, the adjustable part is properl alined in relation to the parts of the mol The inner edge 28 of the stem of the fixed liner is substantial y parallel with therear edge 29, which coincides with,

the rear face of the mold. The stem portion 27 of the adjustable portion 19 of the liner 10 is substantially longitudinally parallel and of a width to fill the mold between the forward edge 28 of the fixed portion 18'and the front face of the mold, consequently when the adjustable portion 19 is placed in the mold with its rear edge 30 in contact with the forward edge 28 of the fixed part 18, it is properly alined with'the mold' and its forward edge 31 coincides with the front face of the mold. As illustrated in Fig. 4 I sometimes make these contacting edges of the two parts smooth or straight and in this instance" their function is to properly aline the adjustable portion of the ortion 26 i liner with the mold, and in order to hold the two parts in their proper relative position once they have been placed, I rovide the baseportion 25 of the adjustab e liner with a dove-tailed opening 32 and I provide the opposed end 33 of the fixed part 18 with a similar dove-tailed opening 34. The space between these two portions of the liner 10, together with the dove-tailed openin 32 and 34 is filled with molten metal the first time that the mold is used for casting a slug. This metal solidifies forming a spacer 35 which serves to retain the twomembers in proper relation to each other, it being understood that the two liners 9 and 10 are firmly clamped between the base and ca before a cast is made. The inner en s 11 and 12 respectively of the liner formthe ends of the slug slot and the position of the end 12 determines the length of the slug. In the process of casting slugs, by

means of the mold, more or'less pressure is exerted which tends to force the adjustable ortion19 of the liner 10 backward or away rom the fixed liner 9 and. so destroy the ac curacy of its adjustment. This retrograde movement is opposed and prevented by the soft metal spacer 35 under ordinary circumstances, but -I prefer to so form the contacting edges of the two parts of the adjustable liner 10 as to increase the resistance of the adjustable portion 19 to this movement. As

shown in Figs. 2 and 3, I provide contacting edges of the parts 18 and 19 with what 'might be termed complementary ratchet teeth 38 which present a plurality of shoulders 39 which 0 pose the pressure that tends to move the a ustable part 19 longitudinally in the mold. It will at once be understood that these teeth may be formed of many different shapes without departing from the spirit of my invention, provided the general line of the contacting surfaces of the two parts are maintained parallel with the front and rear faces of the mold so that the adjustable portion 19 will be properly alined and positioned in the mold 1 when placed at different points to produce slugs of different lengths. It will now be seen that the adjustable part '19 .can be moved out of contact with the stationary part 18 b a very slight movement to the front of t e mold and when it is freed from the fixed part 18 it can be moved longitudi-' adjustable member and definitely resisting the pressure which tends to move it out of its desired position. A further advantage of this form of liner is that the teeth 38 can be made of such dimensions that the various adjustments of the member 19 will produce slugs of certain definite lengths, the lengths of these slugs being those which are commonly used in the printing art. I provide this preferred form of liner with the dovetailed openings 32 and 34 similar to those described and which perform the same function. \Vhen placing the liners in the mold the cap is raised suflicient to permit the parts 9 and 18 to be slid horizontally into place between the opposed faces of the mold, the cap being only raised sufiiciently above the base to allow these parts to be freely moved between the opposed faces to this position, then the adjustable part 19 of the liner 10 can be freely moved horizontally between the faces to adjust the length of the slug slot.

In the preferred form of the invention the part 19 can be moved forward sufiicient to disengage the opposed teeth on the members 18 and 19 and then it can be freely moved horizontally from and toward the fixed liner 9. In the forms of the invention illustrated in Figs. 4, 5, and 7 the adjustable parts can be freely moved from and toward the fixed liner 9 without a preliminary transverse movement as there are no opposed teeth in these forms to be'disengaged.

The two parts of the adjustable liner having been placed in their desired position to produce a slug of the proper length and the cap member of the mold having been clamped upon the liner by the clamping devices and a cast having been made, the two parts are thereafter held definitely in their adjusted position by the spacer 35 which is cast within the space between the fixed and adjustable parts of the liner 10 at the time the first slug is cast.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5, the stem portion 40 of the adjustable art 19 is received within a longitudinal slot 41 in the fixed part 18. The particular advantage of this form of liner is that the adjustable part 19 is always maintained in alinement with the fixed member 18 and can be freely moved longitudinally to adjust .the length of the mold slot. I sometimes prefer to make the recesses 32 and 34 with parallel instead of fiarin side walls so that the two parts of the liner can be freely separated and I have illustrated this form in Figs. 5 and 6. I sometimes prefer to hold the two parts of the adjustable liner together by means of frictional engagement and the forms of the invention illustrated in Figs.

5 and 7 illustrate different methods by which this frictional engagement may be produced. In these forms the fixed member 18 is provided with a longitudinal slot 41 to receive the stem +10 of the adjustable member 19 and the portions forming the lateral walls of this slot may be sprung together slightly before the stem is entered between them so that when the stem is in place it will be retained by a slight spring pressure. In the form of the invention illustrated in Fig. 5 I make the contacting surfaces 40 between the stem 40 of the member 19 and the walls of the slot 41 slightly inclined vertically toward each other so that the stem can be freely entered into the slot from the lower side springing the walls of the slot apart as it is forced into its proper position. The form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 7, 8 and 9 has the peculiar advantage that the movable member 9 is in a sense telescopically mounted upon the member 18 and the two parts are therefore less liable to become separated from each other when not in the mold. In this form the stem portion 42 of the movable part 19 is V-shaped on its lateral edges and the body portion 43 of the fixed part 18 is provided with a longitudmal groove 44 having longitudinal V grooves to receive the V-sliaped edges of the stem 42..

In the form illustrated in Figs. 7 8 and 9 the stem 42 of the adjustable part 19 is provided on its under side with transverse grooves 45 for the purpose of allowing the molten type metal to fill in the space 46 at the front edge of the liner as well as the space at the rear edge, to form an additional spacer similar to the soft metal spacer 35. The two spacers are united together by the type metal which fills the grooves 45.

As many modifications of my invention will readily suggest themselves to one skilled in the art, I do not limit my invention to the specific structures herein illustrated and described.

Having thus fully described my invention Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A slug mold comprising a base and a cap having substantially parallel opposed mold faces in combinationwith a fixed and a variable liner interposed between said faces and holding said parts spaced apart, said variable liner comprising a fixed and a movable part, said movable part being alined by and with the fixed part and being adj ustable thereon longitudinally, and freely separable transversely therefrom without the removal of said parts from the mold, sub stantially as described.

' 2. A slug mold comprising a base and a cap having substantially parallel opposed mold faces in combination with a fixed and a variable liner interposed between said faces and holding said parts separated, said variable liner comprising a fixed part and a art adjustable in relation thereto, said adustable part bein freely movable transversely and longitu inally between the mold faces to adjust the len h of the slug spaces, substantially as descri ed.

3. A slug mold comprising a base and a cap havin substantia ly parallel opposed mold faces in combination with a fixe and a variable liner interposed between said faces and holding said parts separated, said variable liner comprismg a fixed part and a part adjustableinrelation thereto, said ad ustable part being freely movable transversely and longitudinally between the mold faces to adjust the length of the slug space, said adjustable part being movable to adjust the length of the liner without raising the cap of the mold, substantially asdescribed.

4. A variable liner for printers line casting molds comprising a fixed section and a movable section, the movable section bein adjustable upon the fixed section longitudr nally of the mold and being separable trans-- versely therefrom while clamped within the mold, substantially as described.

5. A variable liner for printers line casting molds, comprising a stationary member and a movable member, said members having contact-ing edges by which the movable member is ahned with the stationary member and with the mold, and said movable member having a portion lyin in front of said fixed member and being reely separable transversely in the plane of the liner fro-m the fixed member, substantially as described.

6. A variable liner for printers slug casting molds comprising a fixed partand a longitudinally adjustable part, said movable part forming one end of the slug casting space and being longitudinally adjustable upon the fixed part, said parts bein separable transversely while clamped wit in the mold and provided on their contacting portions with complementary interfittin'g projectio-ns, substantially as described.

7. An adjustable liner for printers" slug casting molds, comprising a fixed member and a movable member longitudinally adj ustable back and forth thereon to form slug spaces of different lengths, the contacting portions of said members being provided with complementary interfitting project-ions having shoulders preventing retrograde V movement of the movable member, said projections being formed to permitthe movable member to be separated from the fixed member in the plane of the parts.

8. An adjustable liner for printers line casting molds, comprising a stationary part and a movable part longitudinally adjustable thereon to form slug spaces of different lengths, said parts having contacting shoulders substantially at right anglesto the longitudlnal movement of the adjustable part which prevent the free longitudinal movement of said adjustable part upon the fixed part and permit the transverse separation of the two parts within the mold, substantially as described.

9. An adjustable liner for slug cast-ing molds comprising a fixed part and a movable part freely separable transversely therefrom alld longitudinally adjustable thereon, the contacting edges of said two parts being provided with interfitt-ing teeth adapted when engaged to prevent longitudinal movement of the adjustable part, while permitting transverse separation thereof in the plane of the parts, substantially as described.

10. A liner for one end of a linotype slug casting mold comprising a fixed and a movable part having longitudinally overlapping and interlocking portions, the movable part being freely movable transversely in the plane of the liner without the removal of the liner from the mold, for separating the movable part from the fixed part to permit the longitudinal adjustment of the movable part to form slug spaces of different lengths, substantially as described.

11. An adjustable liner for linotype slug molds comprising a fixed and a movable part of substantiallyequal thickness formed to interlock with each other to prevent'longitudinal movement of the movable part, said movable part being freely separable transversely from the fixed part in the plane of the liner, substantially as described.

12. A two-part liner for printers slug casting molds comprising a fixed member and a member longitudinally movable thereon and freely separable transversely therefrom in the plane thereof for preliminarily adjusting the length of the liner and to prevent damage to the liner and associated parts when excessive pressure is applied to the movable member from the rear, and a removable soft metal spacer havinginterlocking engagementwith both .said members, substantially as described. 3

13. A variable liner for printers slug casting molds comprising a fixedpartand an adjustable part having longitudinally overlapping portions, means for holding said adjustable part longitudinally relatively to the fixed part and said adjustable part. be-

ing free to be separated from the fixed part while the liner is held within the mold.

14'. A variable liner for printers slug casting molds comprising a fixed part and an adjustable part having longitudinally'overlapping contacting portions, means preventing a retrograde movement of said adjustable part, and said adjustable part being separable transversely of the mold from the 1,5. A movable liner for fixed part without removingvthe liner from the mold.

part being separable forwardly from said fixed part without removing said fixed part m th m ld- 16, A slug mold having a base and a cap and means for clampingthem together, in combination with a fixed and an adjustable liner interposed between the adjacent faces of said mold parts clamped between and maintaining said parts in spaced relation to form a slug space, said adjustable liner comprising a fixed part and a movable part, the fixed part being held in fixed relation to the parts 'of the mold and provided w1th a shank thereon which projects toward the fixed liner and between. the two parts of the mold, said extension being narrower than the depth of the mold and having its forward edge arranged substantially parallel withand spaced back from the front face of the mold, said movable part having a ,portion adapted to form one end of the slug slot and which is arranged with its rear end the plane of and having a tail a direction away overlaps the extension of the fixed part of the rear face of the mold, portion which extends in from said fixed liner and the adjustable liner, said tail portion having its forward edge coincident with the forward face of the mold, the overlapped portions of the two extensions having interlocking projections upon their adjacent edges which prevent the free longitudinal movement of the adjustable part between the two parts of the mold and said movable part being free to be moved forwardly away from the fixed part when subjected to excessive pressure from the rear.

' 17. A slug mold having a base and a cap, in combination with an adjustable liner and a fixed liner'arranged between the base and cap adapted to form 'a slug space, said adjustable liner comprising a fixed part and a movable part which overlap each other,

said fixed part having one edge in the plane of the rear face of the mold and the movable part having one edge in the plane of the front face of the mold, a slug end forming portion on said movable part extending from face to face of the mold, the overlapped portions having inter-fitting projections on their contiguous edges which serve to retain the movable'part longitudinally immovable while permitting said movable part to be forced away from the fixed part by pressure upon its'rear edge.

18. A type-slug forming mold comprising a, base and a cap adapted to be adjusted from an toward each other to provide a slug'space of the desired depth, in combination with a one-piece liner arranged between the base and cap at one end and a two-piece liner. arranged between the base and cap at the other end for maintaining said base and cap in their spaced relation, one part of saidtwo piece liner being fixed betweenthe parts of the mold and having a portion extending longitudinally between the mold faces and having its rear edge in the plane of the rear face of the mold, said 1 other part of said two part liner being relatively movable and having a portion which overlaps the extension of the fixed part and having its front edge in the plane of the front face of the mold and an L-shaped projection on the inner end of said movable part adapted to form one end of the slug slot, said projection extending from face to face of the mold, the overlapped projections of the two parts having complementary interfitting projections which prevent the longitudinal movement of the adjustable part and permit its free movement thereof transversely in the mold.

19. A slug mold comprising a base and a cap having substantially parallel opposed mold faces in combination with a fixed liner arranged at one end and an adjustable liner arranged at the opposite end thereof and adapted to hold said cap and base separated, means for clamping said base and cap together upon said liners, means wholly situated between the planes of the parallel faces of the base and cap adapted to restrain the free longitudinal movement of said movable liner while permitting the forward ejectment of said movable liner from the mold by pressure upon the rear edge thereof.

20. A slug mold comprising a base and a cap having substantially parallel opposed mold faces, in combination with a fixed liner arranged at one end and a variable liner arranged at the opposite end, and means for clamping said base and cap upon said liners, said variable liner comprising a fixed part and a part adjustable in relation thereto, means lying Wholly within said slug space for holding said movable part in definite relation to said fixed part and said movable part being adapted to be ejected from the front of said mold by pressure upon its rear edge without distortion of the two parts.

-21. A slug mold comprising a base and a cap having substantially opposed mold faces, in combination with a fixed and a variable liner interposed between said faces and holding said cap and base separated, said variable liner comprising a fixedand a movable part, said parts having longituapplied to the rear edge thereof without damage the mold or the coiiperating 10 parts. In test1mony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 17th day of August, 1911,

- in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ASHTON G. STEVENSON.

'Witnesses: 1 F. WmsoN, h

JOHN R.' 

